Geoffrey Harfield
Pocketful of Dreams
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From an Irish East London wedding to the Battle of Britain, this book shows the Brogan family in love, tragedy and joy in ...Read Review
Felix Wild
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Subtitled ‘A Foundling Aboard HMS Warrior’, this is the fascinating story of a homeless London youth in the mid-Victorian period with an extraordinary ...Read Review
Vichyssoise
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The Vichy government was the collaborationist regime headed by Marechal Petain which was permitted by the Nazis to rule central and southeastern France ...Read Review
Women of Straw
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Set in Luton, a market town just north of London, Women of Straw centres on the straw hat industry of the late 1860s. ...Read Review
When the War is Over
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It is difficult to classify this book. The best description is probably ‘fictionalised biography’ illustrated with actual photographs. It is a book to ...Read Review
Arrivals
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This is a very special time-slip story, dealing with youthful class and racial tensions. Ciara, a young Irish-Canadian girl, discovers her family history ...Read Review
Murder on the Minneapolis
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Never before have I read about a transatlantic crossing with so many murders. In 1902, the Minneapolis, a small cargo and passenger ship passes ...Read Review
Church of Marvels
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This is a book of hate and violence. Starting in a fairground on New York’s Coney Island in 1895, a mother and her ...Read Review
World War II Tales, 3: The Barrel Burglary
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The Barrel Burglary is one of a series of World War II tales of ‘exciting, funny stories based on true historical events’. In ...Read Review
Friend or Foe: 1916: Which Side Are You On?
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This is a fast moving, exciting, and informative historical novel for twelve- to fourteen-year-olds. The Irish Question is difficult for the rest of ...Read Review
